The outer planets are...

Uranus, Saturn, Neptune, & Jupiter

Why was Mercury named Mercury?

It goes around the sun so quickly

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1
________________ is the center of our solar system.
The sun
the Earth
the moon
Milky Way
2
Neptune is a giant gas planet that is frozen...
False
True
3
Which planet was named for the Roman God of War?
Neptune
Mars
Jupiter
Mercury
4
Why can't we live on the moon?
it is too hot
it has no weather
it is too cold
it has no air or water
5
Which planet rolls like a ball?
Venus
Uranus
Neptune
Mars
6
Which planet has the shortest orbit and which has the longest orbit around the sun?
Earth & Mars
Mercury & Neptune
Venus & Uranus
Jupiter & Saturn
7
What tool do astronomers use to view the planets?
telescope
binoculars
view master
thermometer
8
Neptune is named for...
the God of War
the God of Water
the God of Color
the Goddess of beauty
9
Venus is known as the evening star...
True
False
10
Mercury is the hottest planet...
False
True
11
The 4 inner planets are...
Mars, Mercury, Earth, & Venus
Venus, Neptune, Earth, & Pluto
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune
Mercury, Saturn, Earth, & Mars
12
Which planet has a huge red storm on its surface?
Mars
Saturn
Neptune
Jupiter
13
The outer planets are...
Neptune, Venus, Mercury, & Pluto
Neptune, Mars, Jupiter, & Saturn
Uranus, Saturn, Neptune, & Jupiter
Earth, Mars, Venus, & Mercury
14
The sun is a very large star.
False
True
15
Earth is called the living planet because...
People and animals live on Earth
Earth has water and air
Plants live on Earth
All of the answers
16
An orbit is...
the earth's rotation
the order of the planets
a path followed around the sun
how the planets follow each other
17
Revolve means to spin on the axis...
True
False
18
The moon is...
a satellite
a super small planet
an asteroid
a meteoroid
19
The smallest planet is...
Earth
Venus
Mercury
Mars
20
Which planet is so light it would float in a huge tub?
Saturn
Jupiter
Neptune
Uranus
21
Saturn's rings are made of...
gases
rocks
ice and dust
dust and dirt
22
Why was Mercury named Mercury?
It goes around the sun so quickly
It is the first planet.
It takes the longest to orbit the sun
It is the smallest planet
23
One rotation of Earth is ...
12 hours
1 year
1 day
1 month
24
The area between Mars and Jupiter is called...
the big dipper
orbit alley
asteroid belt
solar canal
25
The moon is Earth's...
friend
satellite
all of the answers
twin

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Solar System Grade 2

25 termsStudBud Administration207 plays

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Questions 25

Answers

1
________________ is the center of our solar system.
The sun
the Earth
the moon
Milky Way
2
Neptune is a giant gas planet that is frozen...
False
True
3
Which planet was named for the Roman God of War?
Neptune
Mars
Jupiter
Mercury
4
Why can't we live on the moon?
it is too hot
it has no weather
it is too cold
it has no air or water
5
Which planet rolls like a ball?
Venus
Uranus
Neptune
Mars
6
Which planet has the shortest orbit and which has the longest orbit around the sun?
Earth & Mars
Mercury & Neptune
Venus & Uranus
Jupiter & Saturn
7
What tool do astronomers use to view the planets?
telescope
binoculars
view master
thermometer
8
Neptune is named for...
the God of War
the God of Water
the God of Color
the Goddess of beauty
9
Venus is known as the evening star...
True
False
10
Mercury is the hottest planet...
False
True
11
The 4 inner planets are...
Mars, Mercury, Earth, & Venus
Venus, Neptune, Earth, & Pluto
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune
Mercury, Saturn, Earth, & Mars
12
Which planet has a huge red storm on its surface?
Mars
Saturn
Neptune
Jupiter
13
The outer planets are...
Neptune, Venus, Mercury, & Pluto
Neptune, Mars, Jupiter, & Saturn
Uranus, Saturn, Neptune, & Jupiter
Earth, Mars, Venus, & Mercury
14
The sun is a very large star.
False
True
15
Earth is called the living planet because...
People and animals live on Earth
Earth has water and air
Plants live on Earth
All of the answers
16
An orbit is...
the earth's rotation
the order of the planets
a path followed around the sun
how the planets follow each other
17
Revolve means to spin on the axis...
True
False
18
The moon is...
a satellite
a super small planet
an asteroid
a meteoroid
19
The smallest planet is...
Earth
Venus
Mercury
Mars
20
Which planet is so light it would float in a huge tub?
Saturn
Jupiter
Neptune
Uranus
21
Saturn's rings are made of...
gases
rocks
ice and dust
dust and dirt
22
Why was Mercury named Mercury?
It goes around the sun so quickly
It is the first planet.
It takes the longest to orbit the sun
It is the smallest planet
23
One rotation of Earth is ...
12 hours
1 year
1 day
1 month
24
The area between Mars and Jupiter is called...
the big dipper
orbit alley
asteroid belt
solar canal
25
The moon is Earth's...
friend
satellite
all of the answers
twin